Former Syracuse safety Shamarko Thomas is creating quite a buzz at the NFL Scouting Combine, showing off his speed, strength and athleticism in finishing among the top defensive backs performers across multiple drills.

He turned in the fastest the 40-yard dash among safeties, running an official time of 4.42 seconds. He edged Oregon’s John Boyett in the 225-pound bench press with 28 reps. And he tied LSU’s Eric Reid, a first-team All-SEC selection last season, with a 40.5 inch vertical jump.

Thomas was one of only three safeties to surpass 11 feet in the broad jump category, and his leap of 11 feet, 1 inch was just an inch shy of Reid and N.C. State's Earl Wolff.